Improvement in sample-cards tor liquids



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HENRY NUs-TEDT, 0E NEW YoEK', N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 96,830, lated November 16, 1869.

Gew- IMPROVEMENT IN SAMPLE-CARDS FOR LIQUIDS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all to whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY NUsTEDT, of the city of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Sample-Cards for Liquids; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the lette-rs of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a sample-card wit-h no sides to it, so that by holding the whole card up to the light, you can select the color; and, the glasses being of the same diameter, the degree of fluidity of the different liquids can be readily detected; further, in holding all the tubes in their places, by a slide passing over the top ofthe tubes.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l is a side elevation of my sample-card, when closed, to be carried in ,the pocket.

Figure 2 is an end elevation, when in the above state.

Figure 3 is au elevation of the same, when open and ready for inspection; the right half is in elevation, the left halt' a central vertical section.

Figure 4 is a cross-section on line T T, iig. 3.

Figure 5 is a plan view, the slide partly removed.

A is the wooden frame.

It -consist-s of two side strips, ay af, the bottom strip b, and the top strip c.

The top strip c has a number of holes drilled through, through which are passed the glasses B B B, which are to contain the liquids.

The lower strip b has, inst oppositeto the holes in 0 drilled holes ofthe same size, but not entirely through the strip.

The lower lpart of B is inserted in these countersinks in b.

tially as specified.

The upper strip is hollowed out at `the top, at d, to give room for the corks on the glasses B B.

Allt-he glasses are held in their positionby a slide on the upper strip, denoted in the drawing by C.

This slides in notches e e. i

The corks are cut in such a manner that the slide passes closely over them.

By thesenieaus the glasses are prevented from lifting out from the lower holes, in bottom strip b, and are held securely in their desired position, whatever position the card may betplaed'iu.

The glasses being field iu this manner in a frame,

consisting ot' a top,'bottom, and side pieces, it is readily y understood, there heilig no ends, that, by holding the glasses up to the light, their contents may be scrutinized closely, and much easier a comparison between all of the liquidsis formed, having them all before your eyes at once, than by the old sam ple-card, where you have to .take them one by one from a closed case.

For safety, in carrying this sample-card, 1 surround the same by folding sides, similar to a pocket-book.

D is the short iiap,

E, the long flap, coming over the top of the card and folding over D.,

The iiaps are. secured `by catch and lock F.

011 fiap D is pasted a strip of paper, on which may he marked the naine and price of the different articles just opposite the glasses which contain the same.

Haring now fully described my iuventiou,

'hat 1 claim as new therein, and desire to secure by yLetters Patent, is-

Frame A, consisting of bottom, top, and side strips, in combination with glasses B B and slide C, substan- HENRY NUSTEDT.

Vitnesses:

Riel-r. URBAN,

CARL KnETsCH. 

